affordable housing
REMI Network
37 new affordable rental homes coming to Tofino
A $7-million investment will create some of the first major rental units built in Tofino, B.C. in decades.
REMI Network
Calgary selling land sites for affordable housing
Three city-owned land sites are now available for sale to eligible non-profit organizations, under Calgary's Non-Market Housing Land Sale program.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New Crown corporation promised for NB housing
The new entity will oversee New Brunswick's Residential Tenancies Tribunal, property management of the provincial housing portfolio and strategic planning for housing.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Rent supplement levels mismatched with market
Frontline social agencies say affordable housing funds are going unspent in the Greater Toronto Area because caps on Ontario's rent supplements render them too low to compete in the market.
CondoBusiness
15-acre community planned in North York
A vast and vacant parking lot on Sheppard East in North York will become a brand new community replete with a variety of uses.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The path to “Better and More” housing
REALPAC has launched a new campaign highlighting the essential role Canada's rental housing market plays in filling housing need.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Biden-Harris tenant protections applauded by AG coalition
A coalition of U.S. attorneys general released a statement citing they are in favour of the Biden-Harris administration’s action steps to protect tenants and expand access to affordable housing.
Construction Business
B.C. looks to streamline permitting strategy
The Government of B.C. is looking at creating a one-stop-shop approach to provincial permitting to help speed up approvals.
Construction Business
Vancouver opens new affordable housing project
Dogwood Gardens, a new affordable housing project in Vancouver, is officially open.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Working together for affordable housing
On a mission to provide clarity and solutions to Canada's affordable housing crisis, five large residential REITs launched ForAffordable.ca.
REMI Network
‘The Inclusive’ affordable community moves closer to completion
A mixed-use community that will rise from the grounds of an old shopping plaza and parking lot is one step closer to being realized in an underserved area of Toronto.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Tory’s 2023 Housing Action Plan approved by City Council
Toronto City Council has approved John Tory's 2023 Housing Action Plan, which includes steps intended to improve housing affordability.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
A model for inclusive, sustainable housing
A behind-the-scenes look at Dream LeBreton's new mixed-use residential project underway in downtown Ottawa, known as the "Library Parcel."
CondoBusiness
Young families to be welcome in B.C. condos
Newly introduced amendments to B.C.'s Strata Property Act would halt strata corporations’ ability to exclude children or prevent owners from renting out their units to tenants.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
271-unit housing community coming to Ottawa
The federal government announced it is investing over $78 million in the construction of 271-unit rental housing community in Vanier.
REMI Network
Canadians rank affordable housing as top issue
The Habitat for Humanity Canada Affordable Housing Survey found that 78 per cent are worried about having to spend less on food, savings, transportation costs, and/or debt payments to continue to afford their current housing.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Ontario’s new “More Homes Built Faster” Act
The Ontario government has introduced the "More Homes Built Faster" act, which includes up to 50 measures to address the province's housing crisis.
